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Will Collar

William Guy Collar is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons.

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Will Collar
Will Collar
Personal information
Full name William Guy Collar1
Date of birth (1997-02-03) 3 February 19972
Place of birth Horsham, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)3
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Milton Keynes Dons
Number 18
Youth career
–2018 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2019–2021 Hamilton Academical 22 (1)
2021–2025 Stockport County 163 (36)
2025– Milton Keynes Dons 22 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:59, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

William Guy Collar (born 3 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons.

Career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Collar made his debut for Brighton on 28 August 2018, in a EFL Cup second round home tie against Southampton, playing the full match in a 30–0 defeat to their south-coast rivals.4

Hamilton Academical

In June 2019 he joined Scottish Premiership club Hamilton Academical on a permanent deal.5 Mid-way through his second season with the club, Collar departed Hamilton Academical via mutual consent in February 2021.6

Stockport County

On 4 February 2021, Collar joined National League club Stockport County on a contract until the end of the season.7 In May 2021 Will penned a new two-year deal with Stockport until the end of the 2022–23 season.8 On 15 May 2022 Collar scored the second of the match and final goal of the season in a 2–0 win over FC Halifax Town to help Stockport secure promotion and a return to the Football League for the first time in 11 years gaining promotion as National League Champions.9 Will signed a new three-year deal keeping him at Stockport until the end of the 2024–25 season.10

On 7 December 2022, Collar scored his first professional hat-trick as Stockport beat League One side Charlton Athletic 3–1 in an FA Cup second round replay at Edgeley Park.11

Collar scored 14 goals in 43 appearances in 2022, almost averaging a goal every 3 games.

Collar appeared as a substitute and scored a shoot-out penalty in the League Two play-off final played at Wembley on 28 May 2023, as Stockport lost on penalties to Carlisle United.12

Collar played 20 times for Stockport in the League Two title winning season in 2023/24 scoring 4 goals, and was a key player in the record equalling run of 12 consecutive victories before suffering a hamstring injury. Having made his return in February, his season ended prematurely following a crude challenge by a Gillingham defender causing a high ankle strain.

Collar made 46 appearances for Stockport in 2024/25 including 38 league starts helping County to finish 3rd in League One - their highest finish for 30 years. He scored 9 times including the 3rd goal in their comeback at Wycombe on the last day of the season.

On 9 June 2025, Stockport announced Collar would leave the club once his contract expired.13

Milton Keynes Dons

On 30 June 2025, Collar signed for League Two club Milton Keynes Dons on a contract effective from 1 July 2025.14 He made his debut for the club on 2 August 2025, the opening day of the 2025–26 season, in a 0-0 home draw with Oldham Athletic.15

On 26 December 2026, Collar suffered a hamstring injury in a 1-0 home win over Swindon Town, which effectively ruled him out for the remainder of the season.16 Despite a frustrating first season, Collar went on to achieve a second-placed finish and promotion with the club to League One, having featured 22 times and scoring two goals.17

Career statistics

As of 26 December 202518
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2018–1919 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Hamilton Academical 2019–2020 Scottish Premiership 16 1 2 0 1 0 2a 0 21 1
2020–2121 Scottish Premiership 6 0 0 0 0 0 — 6 0
Total 22 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 27 1
Stockport County 2020–2118 National League 14 1 0 0 0 0 1b 0 15 1
2021–2218 National League 36 9 3 0 0 0 2c 2 41 11
2022–2322 League Two 41 12 4 3 0 0 1d 0 46 15
2023–2423 League Two 20 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 22 4
2024–2524 League One 42 8 4 1 1 0 0 0 46 9
Total 153 34 12 4 2 0 4 2 171 40
Milton Keynes Dons 2025–2625 League Two 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 2
2026–2726 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 2
Career total 197 34 14 4 3 0 6 2 220 43
  1. Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. Appearance in the National League play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
  4. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Stockport County

Milton Keynes Dons

References

References

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  2. "Will Collar". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  3. "W. Collar: Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  4. https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/16603946
  5. "Evening Express The Press and Journal combined". Press and Journal.
  6. "Will Collar departs". Hamilton Academical FC. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. "County sign Collar". Stockport County FC. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  8. "Will Collar signs new contract". Stockkport County F.C. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  9. "Stockport County 2-0 FC Halifax Town: Hatters crowned champions, promoted to Football League". Vavel.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  10. "Collar pens new deal". Stockportcountyfc. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  11. "Will Collar hat-trick sends Stockport into third round". BBC Sport. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  12. "Carlisle United 1-1 Stockport County (5-4 pens): Carlisle promoted to League One". BBC Sport. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  13. "Ibou Touray and Will Collar: Stockport confirm duo to depart". BBC Sport. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  14. "DonDeal: Will Collar is a Don". Milton Keynes Dons. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  15. "Milton Keynes Dons 0-0 Oldham Athletic". BBC. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  16. "More hamstring woes at MK Dons with Collar now out until March". Milton Keynes Citizen. 30 December 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  17. "Milton Keynes Dons 3-0 Tranmere Rovers: Hosts promoted to League One". BBC. 25 April 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
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  19. "Games played by Will Collar in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  20. "Games played by Will Collar in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  21. "Games played by Will Collar in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  22. "Games played by Will Collar in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  23. "Games played by Will Collar in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  24. "Games played by Will Collar in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  25. "Games played by Will Collar in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  26. "Games played by Will Collar in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  27. "National League: 2021/22: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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  28. "Join us in League One next season". 7 May 2024.
  29. "Fleetwood Town 1-1 Milton Keynes Dons - Warne's men finish second". BBC. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.